Bill Gates and the rightward shift of the billionaires

In Georgetown, the scariest part of Halloween is the virtue-signaling

Spooky season

Some residents are living out a blood-soaked fever dream of dead political rivals

Solveig Lucia Gold

Plus: Progressive airports won’t show Noem shutdown video

Cockburn

Gianni Infantino came to DC to announce the World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center

Matt McDonald

How do we know we live in a free country? When a cartoon can depict a president as having a gay love affair with Satan

Neal Pollack

Policy

The Commander-in-Chief pressed the South African President on violence against white Afrikaner farmers

Freddy Gray

Law
May 7, 2025
Real ID is a legislative wisp from the Bush-era War on Terror
It’s dusty, useless nonsense. And, frankly, it doesn’t even accomplish its prime directive
Neal Pollack
Politics
April 8, 2025
The Everything, Everywhere All at Once presidency
The administration now has the Supreme Court’s backing
Ben Domenech
Cockburn’s Diary
March 28, 2025
DC mayor booed by Nats and Phillies fans
Plus: Pete Hegseth’s inking feeling
Cockburn
DC Diary
February 21, 2025
The tale of two budget bills continues
Plus: Mitch jets out
The Spectator
DC Diary
January 27, 2025
Colombia yields to Trump’s tariff threats
Plus: Comer’s crime against publishing
The Spectator
DC Diary
January 17, 2025
Is time up on TikTok?
Plus: Kristi Noem takes center stage
The Spectator
DC Diary
January 14, 2025
Trump show starts in earnest with cabinet picks
Plus: a ceasefire is in sight
The Spectator
DC Diary
January 13, 2025
Trump show starts in earnest this week with cabinet picks
Plus: Ceasefire in sight?
The Spectator
Politics
November 12, 2024
Trump’s very catholic cabinet
He is bringing in qualified grown-ups, not just listening to whoever will be his biggest fanboy in the moment
Ben Domenech
DC Diary
July 10, 2024
Dems begin to dogpile on Biden’s reelection campaign
Plus: RNC under fire for party platforms
The Spectator